Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

Del 19 i serien Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity

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Beskrivning

In The Cross in the Visual Culture of Late Antique Egypt Gillian Spalding-Stracey brings the design of crosses in monastic and ecclesiastical settings to the fore. Visual representations of the Holy Cross are often so ubiquitous in Christian art that they are often overlooked as artistic devices themselves. This volume offers an exploration of the variety of designs and associated imagery by which the Cross was expressed across the Egyptian landscape in late antiquity. A survey of locations and images leads to an analysis of artistic influences, possible symbolism, variance across time and place and the contextual use of the motif. Gillian Spalding-Stracey provides the reader with an art-historical perspective of the socio-cultural situation in Egypt at the time.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-05-01
Mått:155 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt:522 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity
Antal sidor:244
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004411593

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Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion
Konsthistoria inom Kultur

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Gillian Spalding-Stracey, Ph.D. (2018), Macquarie University, is an art historian whose interests encompass early Christian art and artefacts in the Near East and India. She has a particular focus on the transmission and indigenisation of images across societies and cultures.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of Illustrations1 The Cross in Early Christian Egypt2 Survey of Significant Egyptian Crosses1 The Survey3 Material, Techniques and the Issue of Authenticity1 Paint/Pigment2 Carving – Stone, Wood, Ivory3 Textiles4 Metalwork5 Ceramics6 The Issue of Authenticity4 The Design and Symbolism of Egypt’s Crosses1 The Four Basic Types of Late Antique Egyptian Crosses2 Design and Symbolism5 Design, Dating and Location1 Date and Location of the Basic Types2 Dating and Location of the Design Elements6 Design in Context1 Secular Objects and Settings2 Sacred and Sacralised Objects and Spaces3 Summary7 The Standing of the Cross in Late Antique EgyptMapsFiguresAppendix: Selected AnaphorasBibliographyIndex